One of the biggest hidden challenges in Web3 is storage. While blockchains excel at trust and decentralization, storing large files directly onchain is expensive and inefficient. This is where @Walrus 🦭/acc comes in. Powered by $WAL , Walrus introduces a decentralized storage and data availability layer optimized for large, unstructured data such as videos, images, AI datasets, and NFT media. Instead of replicating full files across every node, Walrus uses advanced erasure coding to split data into fragments and distribute them across the network. This design ensures high availability and fault tolerance while keeping costs significantly lower than traditional replication-based systems. For builders, this means truly decentralized applications without relying on centralized cloud providers. As Web3 matures, solutions like #walrus will be essential for making decentralized apps practical, scalable, and censorship-resistant.